https://news.hitb.org/ en https://news.hitb.org/content/hackers-squeeze-through-dvr-hole-break-cctv-cameras <article data-history-node-id="46474" role="article" class="node article teaser clearfix UTF-8"> <header> <h2 class="title text-center"><a href="/content/hackers-squeeze-through-dvr-hole-break-cctv-cameras" rel="bookmark"><span>Hackers squeeze through DVR hole, break into CCTV cameras</span> </a></h2> <div class="meta submit clearfix"> <div class="date text-right"> <span class="lowercase">posted on</span>January 29, 2013 </div> <div class="author"> <span class="lowercase">by</span> <span><span>l33tdawg</span></span> </div> </div> </header> <div class="image-default"> <div> <a href="/content/hackers-squeeze-through-dvr-hole-break-cctv-cameras" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/4632603680_64beef1f40_z.jpg?itok=y4-gDeIp" width="220" height="165" alt="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flem007_uk/4632603680/" title="Credit: Mike Fleming (Flickr) " /> </a> </div> <div class="image-credit"> <strong>Credit:</strong> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flem007_uk/4632603680/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/flem007_uk/4632603680/</a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div><p>The digital video recorders of several CCTV video cameras are vulnerable to attacks that create a means for hackers to watch, copy or delete video streams, according to security researchers.</p> <p>The researchers added that unless systems are properly firewalled, security flaws in the the firmware of the DVR platform also create a jumping-off point for attacks aimed at networks supporting these devices. The hackable CCTV devices from an estimated 19 manufacturers all use allegedly vulnerable firmware from the Guangdong, China-based firm Ray Sharp.</p></div> </div> <div class="meta link clearfix"> <div class="comment"> <span class="lowercase">no</span>comment </div> <div class="share text-center show-for-medium"> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://news.hitb.org/content/hackers-squeeze-through-dvr-hole-break-cctv-cameras" data-a2a-title="Hackers squeeze through DVR hole, break into CCTV cameras"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"><span class="fa fa-twitter"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"><span class="fa fa-linkedin"></span></a><a class="a2a_button_email"><span class="fa fa-envelope"></span></a></span> </div> <div class="read-more"><a href="/content/hackers-squeeze-through-dvr-hole-break-cctv-cameras"><span class="lowercase">&#8594;</span>READ MORE</a></div> </div> </article> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:13:34 +0000 l33tdawg 46474 at https://news.hitb.org